99% of CityPASS Customers Recommend CityPASS

In an independent survey of 847 CityPASS users who were asked if they would recommend the purchase of a CityPASS, 99 percent said, “Yes, I would.” More than 7 million CityPASSes have been sold and come highly rated by CityPASS users. You can check out user reviews on CityPASS's website by clicking here.

CityPASS saves girl adventure travelers up to 50 percent off the cost of purchasing the included attraction tickets separately. In San Francisco, for example, a $69 CityPASS includes tickets with a combined retail value of $139. In Chicago, a $76 CityPASS contains $152 worth of attraction tickets. In addition to saving money, CityPASS users save time, skipping most main-entrance ticket lines. So, while everyone else is waiting in the ticket queue, CityPASS girls are inside the attractions, having fun and enjoying the exhibits.

You don‟t have to pore over guidebooks or spend hours researching your visit online. CityPASS has collected and vetted the top must-see, must-do sights for you — all in one easy-to-use pass. And because CityPASS focuses on a destination‟s top five or six marquee attractions (in terms of visitor popularity), you‟ll still have plenty of time left over to explore the city's neighborhoods, take in a show, shop for souvenirs, or just relax. With CityPASS, you have your very own trip planner at your fingertips.

With its deep-discount ticket collections, CityPASS delivers wonderful weekends, foolproof vacations and dramatic savings on attraction admissions in New York City, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Hollywood, Houston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Southern California and Toronto. All CityPASS products are available at CityPASS.com or can be purchased at any of the participating attractions. Passes are valid for nine consecutive days (14 days for Southern California), beginning with the first day of use.

Africa in Your Heart

Those who have been to Africa tell me that it "gets in" their heart. And Africa is difficult to extract from your heart once you've been there.

Do you have an "Africa in Your Heart" story? Add your comment below, we want to hear from you.

Thinking of going to Africa for a vacation or for mission work? Then beware! You can take Malarone (malaria medication) to keep malaria out of your blood, but there's no prophylactic for "Africa in Your Heart." Once it's in there, you'll have to keep going back.

Here's some unbelievable prices for you addicts returning to Africa, and the bravehearts going for the first time. The prices are available to "club" members who pay a small monthly membership fee. Just like a Sam's Club or Cosco membership. With bulk buying our travel experts can deliver these travel deals to you:

Kenya Dreamtrip June 3-7, 2010 5 day/4 night $159 pp
FIFA World Cup, South Africa 6 day/5 night $2290 pp
FIFA World Cup, South Africa 4 day/3 night $1250 pp.

Just ask me how to enroll in the club. Or click here for more details.

Extreme Snow Recreationists Lack Proper Permits

Low visibility and avalanche warning accompany severe winter storms in Flagstaff, AZ this month.

Flagstaff, AZ -- Recent search and rescue (SAR) operations in the Kachina Peaks Wilderness area remind snow recreationists that requisite backcountry permits can aid rescue efforts. Three Flagstaff residents attempting to summit Humphreys Peak during January’s severe snow storm were rescued by Coconino County crews and Arizona Snowbowl snowcat drivers.


Earlier that week, fifteen SAR personnel on snowshoes and snowcats searched outside ski boundaries on Agassiz Peak for an overdue snowboarder. The nineteen-year-old walked to SAR containment team on Friedlein Prairie Road. He was transported by ambulance to Flagstaff Medical Center.

The three Humphrey Peak hikers described themselves as experienced climbers reported the Arizona Daily Sun. They left the Arizona Snowbowl ski area at 11 a.m. and headed for the summit. They hiked past the WWII bomber at “Dutchman” and reached 12,000 feet before weather forced them back from their Arizona adventure. They were guided back by SAR’s snowcat lights at 10 p.m. after becoming disoriented.

None of those rescued had Kachina Peaks Wilderness permits.

The permit is required for persons accessing the Kachina Peaks Wilderness from the Arizona Snowbowl and two locations along Snowbowl Road during winter months only.

Steep slopes make the Kachina Peaks Wilderness susceptible to avalanche conditions and unstable snow. The Coconino National Forest Service (CNFS) hopes that the permit will inform snow recreationists about hazards of the winter backcountry. It is designed to assist the CNFS and the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office with SAR efforts when needed.

Hikers and snow recreationists using the backcountry during the winter should be trained in avalanche recognition and rescue techniques by certified instructors recommends experts at the CNFS. The CNFS also lists hiking safety tips at  13 essential equipment items for hikers using the backcountry.

Adventure girl, get your permit!
The fine for the first permit offense is $50. Violators are punishable by fines of <$5000 for an individual, or $10,000 for others, or imprisonment for Read more about the rules and regulations associated with the permit here.
 
Kachina Wilderness backcountry hikers and snow recreationists are required to register at Arizona Snowbowl’s Hart Prairie Lodge ticket windows or above the Agassiz Lift.

The free permit is available at Peaks Ranger District and Supervisor's Office in winter weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on weekends at Agassiz Lodge at the Arizona Snowbowl (when Snowbowl is open) from 9 to 11 a.m.

For more information, call (928) 526-0866 or click here.

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